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Members - Present Members - Absent Staff - Present
Laura Oswald
Craig Beavers
Jill Poimboeuf
Jeff Canter
Lucas Bremer
JT Crawford
Jennifer Frazier
David Godfrey
Josh Linville
Katie Axt – Main Street Director
Melanie Reason - Staff
Minutes from November 30th, 2020: approved.
Director Report Out:
Board training for new members: Board training scheduled for Friday January 29th, 2021 from
8:30-12:30. Meet is virtual.
o For consideration, David Godfrey expressed scheduling conflicts for board meetings.
Board considered involving him in another capacity, bringing in a new appointment for
the position.
Monthly Reinvestment Stats: New format for this has been introduced from KY State Main
Street. This will become a report from the Economic Vitality committee. Recorded monthly,
these will be reported to the state quarterly.
City Block Update: First design for the town square is reaching completion. This will be
presented to the board and design committee when it is complete.
TIF Update: The city applied for the TIF program with the state in July 2019, received approval in
August 2019. City is working with the state to finalize the agreement and work toward final
approval.
Budget Report Out: See attached. Disbursements totaled $ 663.00, leaving $12,352. This
accounts for approximately 50% of the yearly budget. The remaining funds will be dedicated to
programming through the end of the fiscal year at June 30th.
Committee Report Outs:
Organization: Staff proposes that the Org committee be restructured to meet through the
board, staffed per-event with the help of board members. Discussion on the acceptability of this
restructuring in relation to accreditation will continue after board training with KY Main Street.
o Small Business Advocate: the idea of a small business advocate network was discussed
in November, but was not discussed in January. This will be an ongoing project for the
board, and will be revisited in February.
Promotions: Report from Melanie Reason and Katie Axt.
Board of Directors
January 25th, 2021
3:00 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
Minutes
o Future Programming: working with Parks over the summer for recurring programming
across a season, including scheduled music at the gazebo and potentially a movie night.
o Welcome Committee: merchant welcome kit to build relationship, introducing
board/staff to the merchant, and website/social media feature to introduce them to the
audience.
Design: Report from Jeff Canter. New committee member welcomed (Jonathan Perkins from
BFW). Guidelines are being reviewed at the staff level. Discussions included content,
stakeholder engagement, grant program eligibility/appeals process (there is no need for an
appeal process at this time), parklet design and process,
Economic Vitality: Report from Katie Axt. Members will take on reporting for reinvestment
stats, and other items listed in the work plan.
Looking ahead to 2021: Request for board biographies and headshots. JT volunteered to help organize
the board and headshots. Melanie will coordinate with JT on this project.
Meeting Adjourned at 3:57 pm. Next meeting will be 02/22/21 at 3:00 pm.